privateness

2 definitions found

privateness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Privateness \Pri"vate*ness\, n.
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy;
        secrecy. --Bacon.
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     2. The state of one not invested with public office.
        [1913 Webster]

privateness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  privateness
      n 1: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: privacy,
           privateness, secrecy, concealment]
      2: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of
         others [syn: privacy, privateness, seclusion]